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April 1st 2005
howdi from NZ Its been a while since the last one, entirely due to my own laziness, so this one's gonna be a belter. I've now been 2 weeks in NZ, still entirely in the south Island. For most of the time, Cat and I have been driving round all the sites. Let me divulge some of the highlights that we've seen/eaten/drunk/swam with. Christchurch: a cool town that gets bigger and better everytime I g ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Dunedin

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more